Pacific Rim 1 🎥 2013 Movie Info

Plot Summary

In 2013, colossal extraterrestrials called Kaiju emerge from an interdimensional portal called the Breach at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean and begin to attack coastal cities along the Pacific Rim. They prove resistant to conventional military force, prompting humanity to construct massive mecha called Jaegers; each is co-piloted by two or more people who share the mental stress of piloting the machine through a mental link called the Drift. Initially proven to be highly effective, the Jaegers usher in a new era of Jaeger stardom. In 2020, brothers Yancy and Raleigh Becket pilot American Jaeger Gipsy Danger to defend Anchorage from a Category-3 Kaiju codenamed Knifehead.

The Kaiju severely damages Gipsy, leading to Yancy’s death. Raleigh kills Knifehead and pilots Gipsy to shore alone before collapsing. Traumatized by his brother’s death and the stress of solo-piloting the Jaeger, he quits the program. Five years later, world leaders divert funding from the Jaeger program in favor of coastal defense walls due to resurgent Kaiju attacks and the rapid attrition of Jaegers. However, the walls are soon proven ineffective when a Kaiju breaks through the wall in Sydney in less than one hour before being brought down by Australian Jaeger Striker Eureka, piloted by father-son duo Herc and Chuck Hansen.

The remaining Jaegers are relocated to Hong Kong under Marshal Stacker Pentecost. Now working in wall construction, Raleigh is convinced by Pentecost to rejoin the Jaeger program and is brought to Hong Kong. There, he meets Mako Mori, director of the Jaeger restoration program. Four Jaegers remain: refurbished Gipsy Danger, Russian Cherno Alpha, Chinese Crimson Typhoon, and Striker Eureka. Pentecost informs Raleigh of his plan to destroy the Breach by detonating a tactical nuclear weapon, to be escorted by Raleigh in Gipsy. Raleigh searches for a new co-pilot and finds Mako is compatible.

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